List of expatriate Irish populations
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An expatriate Irish population in any country other than Ireland
or Northern Ireland
is generally considered to be Irish
emigrants and their descendants, at least to the extent that the people involved are aware of their Irish heritage and willing to acknowledge it. This definition applies to over 80 million people, considerably more than the 3 million of Irish nationality who reside in other countries. This smaller group is defined by the government of Ireland
in legal terms as those of Irish nationality who habitually reside outside of the island of Ireland. It includes Irish citizens who have emigrated abroad and their children, who are Irish citizens by descent under Irish law. It also includes their grandchildren in cases where they were registered as Irish citizens in the Foreign Births Register held in every Irish diplomatic mission.
The main article Irish diaspora
contains details of most expatriate Irish populations, and provides links to main articles about many of them. This article presents those links, and some others, in tabular form arranged ahphabetically by country.
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
or Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
is generally considered to be Irish
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
emigrants and their descendants, at least to the extent that the people involved are aware of their Irish heritage and willing to acknowledge it. This definition applies to over 80 million people, considerably more than the 3 million of Irish nationality who reside in other countries. This smaller group is defined by the government of Ireland
Dáil Éireann
Dáil Éireann is the lower house, but principal chamber, of the Oireachtas , which also includes the President of Ireland and Seanad Éireann . It is directly elected at least once in every five years under the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote...
in legal terms as those of Irish nationality who habitually reside outside of the island of Ireland. It includes Irish citizens who have emigrated abroad and their children, who are Irish citizens by descent under Irish law. It also includes their grandchildren in cases where they were registered as Irish citizens in the Foreign Births Register held in every Irish diplomatic mission.
The main article Irish diaspora
Irish diaspora
thumb|Night Train with Reaper by London Irish artist [[Brian Whelan]] from the book Myth of Return, 2007The Irish diaspora consists of Irish emigrants and their descendants in countries such as the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Australia, Argentina, New Zealand, Mexico, South Africa,...
contains details of most expatriate Irish populations, and provides links to main articles about many of them. This article presents those links, and some others, in tabular form arranged ahphabetically by country.
Details
Country | Irish populations | Irish history | Lists of Irish |
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Albania | European Irish European Irish Irish people in mainland Europe are Irish people, members of the Irish diaspora, who reside in mainland Europe.-Demographics:There are c500,000 Irish people living in Continental Europe.... |
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Andorra | European Irish European Irish Irish people in mainland Europe are Irish people, members of the Irish diaspora, who reside in mainland Europe.-Demographics:There are c500,000 Irish people living in Continental Europe.... |
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Argentina | Irish Argentine | ||
Australia | Irish Australian Irish Australian Irish Australians have played a long and enduring part in Australia's history. Many came to Australia in the eighteenth century as settlers or as convicts, and contributed to Australia's development in many different areas.... |
Australian | |
Austria | European Irish European Irish Irish people in mainland Europe are Irish people, members of the Irish diaspora, who reside in mainland Europe.-Demographics:There are c500,000 Irish people living in Continental Europe.... |
Austrian | |
Belgium | European Irish European Irish Irish people in mainland Europe are Irish people, members of the Irish diaspora, who reside in mainland Europe.-Demographics:There are c500,000 Irish people living in Continental Europe.... |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina | European Irish European Irish Irish people in mainland Europe are Irish people, members of the Irish diaspora, who reside in mainland Europe.-Demographics:There are c500,000 Irish people living in Continental Europe.... |
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Brazil | Irish Brazilian Irish Brazilian An Irish Brazilian is a Brazilian person of full, partial, or predominantly Irish ancestry, or an Irish-born person residing in Brazil. Many of Irish immigrants in Brazil had to change their last names into an easier kind of writing based in existing Portuguese names, replacing the "O" .... |
Brazilian | |
Kingdom of Bulgaria | European Irish European Irish Irish people in mainland Europe are Irish people, members of the Irish diaspora, who reside in mainland Europe.-Demographics:There are c500,000 Irish people living in Continental Europe.... |
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Canada | Irish Canadian Irish Canadian Irish Canadian are immigrants and descendants of immigrants who originated in Ireland. 1.2 million Irish immigrants arrived, 1825 to 1970, at least half of those in the period from 1831-1850. By 1867, they were the second largest ethnic group , and comprised 24% of Canada's population... and Irish Quebeckers |
Canadian | |
Chile | Irish Chilean Irish Chilean Irish Chileans are the inhabitants of Chile who either came from some part of the island of Ireland or are descendants of immigrants from there... |
Chilean | |
Independent State of Croatia | European Irish European Irish Irish people in mainland Europe are Irish people, members of the Irish diaspora, who reside in mainland Europe.-Demographics:There are c500,000 Irish people living in Continental Europe.... |
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Czech Republic | European Irish European Irish Irish people in mainland Europe are Irish people, members of the Irish diaspora, who reside in mainland Europe.-Demographics:There are c500,000 Irish people living in Continental Europe.... |
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Denmark | European Irish European Irish Irish people in mainland Europe are Irish people, members of the Irish diaspora, who reside in mainland Europe.-Demographics:There are c500,000 Irish people living in Continental Europe.... |
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Kingdom of England | Irish British | English | |
Estonia | European Irish European Irish Irish people in mainland Europe are Irish people, members of the Irish diaspora, who reside in mainland Europe.-Demographics:There are c500,000 Irish people living in Continental Europe.... |
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Finland | European Irish European Irish Irish people in mainland Europe are Irish people, members of the Irish diaspora, who reside in mainland Europe.-Demographics:There are c500,000 Irish people living in Continental Europe.... |
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Early Modern France | European Irish European Irish Irish people in mainland Europe are Irish people, members of the Irish diaspora, who reside in mainland Europe.-Demographics:There are c500,000 Irish people living in Continental Europe.... |
French | |
Germany | European Irish European Irish Irish people in mainland Europe are Irish people, members of the Irish diaspora, who reside in mainland Europe.-Demographics:There are c500,000 Irish people living in Continental Europe.... |
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Gibraltar | European Irish European Irish Irish people in mainland Europe are Irish people, members of the Irish diaspora, who reside in mainland Europe.-Demographics:There are c500,000 Irish people living in Continental Europe.... |
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Greece | European Irish European Irish Irish people in mainland Europe are Irish people, members of the Irish diaspora, who reside in mainland Europe.-Demographics:There are c500,000 Irish people living in Continental Europe.... |
Greeks | |
Hong Kong | Hong Kong | ||
Hungary | European Irish European Irish Irish people in mainland Europe are Irish people, members of the Irish diaspora, who reside in mainland Europe.-Demographics:There are c500,000 Irish people living in Continental Europe.... |
Hungarian | |
Iceland | European Irish European Irish Irish people in mainland Europe are Irish people, members of the Irish diaspora, who reside in mainland Europe.-Demographics:There are c500,000 Irish people living in Continental Europe.... |
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Israel | Israeli | ||
Italy | European Irish European Irish Irish people in mainland Europe are Irish people, members of the Irish diaspora, who reside in mainland Europe.-Demographics:There are c500,000 Irish people living in Continental Europe.... |
Italian | |
Jamaica | Irish people in Jamaica Irish people in Jamaica Irish people in Jamaica is a Jamaican person who is of Irish descent. The legacy of the Irish is still seen in the places names, such as Dublin Castle, Irish pen. Irish town, Sligoville, Kildare, Leinster Road and Belfast. Their connection in Jamaica goes beyond the names of places... |
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Japan | Japanese | ||
Liechtenstein | European Irish European Irish Irish people in mainland Europe are Irish people, members of the Irish diaspora, who reside in mainland Europe.-Demographics:There are c500,000 Irish people living in Continental Europe.... |
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Lithuania | European Irish European Irish Irish people in mainland Europe are Irish people, members of the Irish diaspora, who reside in mainland Europe.-Demographics:There are c500,000 Irish people living in Continental Europe.... |
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Luxembourg | European Irish European Irish Irish people in mainland Europe are Irish people, members of the Irish diaspora, who reside in mainland Europe.-Demographics:There are c500,000 Irish people living in Continental Europe.... |
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Republic of Macedonia | European Irish European Irish Irish people in mainland Europe are Irish people, members of the Irish diaspora, who reside in mainland Europe.-Demographics:There are c500,000 Irish people living in Continental Europe.... |
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Malaysia | Malaysians | ||
Mexico | Irish Mexican Irish Mexican Irish Mexicans are inhabitants of Mexico that are immigrants from or descendants of immigrants from Ireland... |
Mexican | |
Monaco | European Irish European Irish Irish people in mainland Europe are Irish people, members of the Irish diaspora, who reside in mainland Europe.-Demographics:There are c500,000 Irish people living in Continental Europe.... |
Monegasque | |
Kingdom of Montenegro | European Irish European Irish Irish people in mainland Europe are Irish people, members of the Irish diaspora, who reside in mainland Europe.-Demographics:There are c500,000 Irish people living in Continental Europe.... |
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Netherlands | European Irish European Irish Irish people in mainland Europe are Irish people, members of the Irish diaspora, who reside in mainland Europe.-Demographics:There are c500,000 Irish people living in Continental Europe.... |
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New Zealand | New Zealander | ||
Norway | European Irish European Irish Irish people in mainland Europe are Irish people, members of the Irish diaspora, who reside in mainland Europe.-Demographics:There are c500,000 Irish people living in Continental Europe.... |
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Pakistan | Pakistani | ||
Paraguay | Paraguayan | ||
Peru | Peruvian | ||
Philippines | Filipino | ||
Poland | European Irish European Irish Irish people in mainland Europe are Irish people, members of the Irish diaspora, who reside in mainland Europe.-Demographics:There are c500,000 Irish people living in Continental Europe.... |
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Portugal | European Irish European Irish Irish people in mainland Europe are Irish people, members of the Irish diaspora, who reside in mainland Europe.-Demographics:There are c500,000 Irish people living in Continental Europe.... |
Portuguese | |
Puerto Rico | Irish immigration to Puerto Rico Irish immigration to Puerto Rico From the 16th to the 19th century, there was considerable Irish immigration to Puerto Rico, for a number of reasons. During the 16th century many Irishmen, who were known as "Wild Geese," fled the English Army and joined the Spanish Army. Some of these men were stationed in Puerto Rico and... |
Puerto Rican | |
Kingdom of Romania | European Irish European Irish Irish people in mainland Europe are Irish people, members of the Irish diaspora, who reside in mainland Europe.-Demographics:There are c500,000 Irish people living in Continental Europe.... |
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Russia | European Irish European Irish Irish people in mainland Europe are Irish people, members of the Irish diaspora, who reside in mainland Europe.-Demographics:There are c500,000 Irish people living in Continental Europe.... |
Russian | |
Kingdom of Scotland | Irish-Scots Irish-Scots Irish-Scots are people who live in Scotland who are of immediate or traceably distinct Irish ancestry. Although migration between Ireland and Scotland has an established history owing to their close proximity, Irish migration to Scotland increased exponentially in the nineteenth century, and was... |
Scots | |
Serbia | European Irish European Irish Irish people in mainland Europe are Irish people, members of the Irish diaspora, who reside in mainland Europe.-Demographics:There are c500,000 Irish people living in Continental Europe.... |
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Slovakia | European Irish European Irish Irish people in mainland Europe are Irish people, members of the Irish diaspora, who reside in mainland Europe.-Demographics:There are c500,000 Irish people living in Continental Europe.... |
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Slovenia | European Irish European Irish Irish people in mainland Europe are Irish people, members of the Irish diaspora, who reside in mainland Europe.-Demographics:There are c500,000 Irish people living in Continental Europe.... |
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South Africa | South African | ||
Spain | European Irish European Irish Irish people in mainland Europe are Irish people, members of the Irish diaspora, who reside in mainland Europe.-Demographics:There are c500,000 Irish people living in Continental Europe.... |
Spaniard | |
Sri Lanka | Sri Lankan | ||
Switzerland | European Irish European Irish Irish people in mainland Europe are Irish people, members of the Irish diaspora, who reside in mainland Europe.-Demographics:There are c500,000 Irish people living in Continental Europe.... |
Swiss | |
Ukraine | European Irish European Irish Irish people in mainland Europe are Irish people, members of the Irish diaspora, who reside in mainland Europe.-Demographics:There are c500,000 Irish people living in Continental Europe.... |
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United Kingdom | Irish British | British | |
United States | Irish American Irish American Irish Americans are citizens of the United States who can trace their ancestry to Ireland. A total of 36,278,332 Americans—estimated at 11.9% of the total population—reported Irish ancestry in the 2008 American Community Survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau... and Scotch-Irish American |
American | |
Uruguay | Uruguayan | ||
Venezuela | Venezuelans |